Commune · KEN
Kithimani
Kenya
Species observed
135
Observations
353
Area
190,6km²
Ecological tissue
Sample of 40 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Kithimani : 32 espèces reliées par 51 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 6.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Species present
135 distinct species · 353 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
21,1°C
Annual rain
869mm
Warmest m°
27,8°C
Coldest m°
14,6°C
Elevation: 1 271 m on average (min 1 150 m, max 1 333 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,3
Org. C
13,5g/kg
Clay
38,6%
Sand
43,4%
Silt
18,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Yatta
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology3 basins · 0 lakes · 3 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
16,3km
Basins crossed
3
Max stream order
5
Max drainage
7 468km²
Discharge in basins
2,6m³/s
Mean precip.
1 015mm/an
Mean T°
19,3°C
Moisture idx
-0,40
Mean runoff
198mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
1 511m
Watersheds crossing here
Rivers / streams (3, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
2hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
268,1%
Pesticides
1,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)